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Lynn Enright: ‘It’s no wonder young women are vaccine hesitant’

We shouldn’t rush to ridicule or admonish vaccine hesitant young women. Their fears and concerns need to be…

By Lynn Enright

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How to have a constructive conversation with your vaccine-hesitant loved one

We need to talk about vaccine hesitancy because silence is only serving to amplify fears.We all know someone.…

By Lauren Heskin

After years of taking the oral contraceptive pill, if Amy hadn’t sought treatment, she would have died.
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‘The risk of clots has been very real for women for many years. Why didn’t they take the pill off the market?’

The risk of a blood clot when taking the oral contraceptive pill is 5-12 in 10,000. Why are…

By Dearbhla Crosse

Roald Dahl anti-vaxxers letter to anti-vaxxers

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‘In 12 hours she was dead’: Roald Dahl’s letter to anti-vaxxers following his daughter’s death

A letter by late children's author, Roald Dahl, has resurfaced in which he describes his daughter Olivia's death.…

By Grace McGettigan

Jessica Biel

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Jessica Biel and the anti-vaxx backlash: What exactly happened?

At the moment in the US, much attention is being paid to vaccines — as opposed to the…

By Jennifer McShane

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Confessions of a former anti-vaxx parent: ‘I wanted others to take on the risks of vaccinating’

The World Health Organisation listed ‘vaccine hesitancy’ among some of the biggest threats to global health for 2019…

By Amanda Cassidy